Associate Data Center Technician - Onsite

Genesis
10 is currently seeking an Associate Data Center Technician for an Onsite position with a Leading Professional Network located in Ashburn, VA. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. We are looking for an Associate Data Center Technician to join our team, responsible for supporting the infrastructure for multiple production environments. This role involves deploying and maintaining server and network hardware, participating in system integration, and ensuring the continuous operation of mission‑critical systems in a 24/7 data center.

• Support development effort in review of system hardware, software and system design to assure system requirements are met
• Participate in all system/subsystem hardware and software integration and acceptance testing
• Part of the team that sets policy, monitors, prioritizes, and develops standards, as well as maintains service levels for the production environment
• Design, deploy, maintain and troubleshoot infrastructure for multiple production environments
• Proactively suggest alternative solutions and designs, third party tools, etc. to solve the problems at hand
• Respond to all system problems on a 24X7 basis and take part in on‑call rotation
• Lead and participate in the writing of system, test and test reporting documentation to assure that design and test results meet customer requirements
• Ensure mission critical servers are available and operating 24 hours a day and 7 days a week
• Administrator servers and implement hardware and software upgrades
• Run production jobs as scheduled. Monitor all server activity for problems, diagnose and resolve problems according to procedure
• Escalate problems to the appropriate levels necessary

• 2+ years of experience deploying and supporting server and network devices in a 24/7 production data center environment
• 2+ years of experience supporting enterprise‑class computer & network systems, and data center infrastructure
• Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis
  10 employees will be considered for this position

• BA/BS Degree in technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Data center design and/or installation
• Designing of structured cabling solutions
• Experience with structured cabling, optic types, and cabling standards
• Experience with structured cabling installation
• Bicsi Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD)
• Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP)
• Experience working in Unix/Linux environment
• Experience with network troubleshooting
• Experience with project management including organizational, verbal, written, and analytical skills
• Experience in large organization and interdependent team dynamics
• Hardware Deployment & Installation
• Project Management
• Communication

$22.00 - 30.80 per hour

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis
  10 for 5‑20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career‑home in Genesis
  10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis
  10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

Genesis
10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.